#tuuhstm

[neverheardnothing]

it would be really really funny if tuuhstm fanfic got written

#teresa talks #in the way ham fic was written #tuuhstm #your awful thought of the day #specifically not using the word i anywhere in this post

[unproduciblesmackdown]

2023 was alot. Here are none of the bum times and some of the good times, but mostly just cheese plates and cocktails and getting dressed for gigs in public bathrooms and West Coast Summer and Extravagant Everything Else and Diane Kitten.

#does in fact also count as another feature for: #joe iconis christmas extravaganza #plus notably #tuuhstm #the untitled unauthorized hunter s. thompson musical #joe iconis #we've got features by: those shows; album release stuff; &family concerts stuff; rehearsal &/or development stuff; w/my limited ability #to recognize +name people danielle gimbal; jason sweettooth williams; lauren marcus; george salazar; giovanny diaz de leon; john simpkins; #jennifer ashley tepper; pretty sure a corner of eric william morris's head there; also whom i guessed were steph's parents i'm changing my #guess given that they keep showing up here like okay so are they your parents joseph lol. also my very own cameo there at the end (art) #bailey ford; tlt shoutout; also will front & center in a concert shot but also i believe an xmas extrav readthrough from 3/4 behind #will roland #summer stock #with at least one cameo by lihn & bmc (in poster form) (videos to watch at 0.25x speed for efficacy naturally) #starting 2024 honored fr to have made a Good Times Of 2023 montage....feeds right back into my own highlights reels

[songofthebrownbuffalo]

The Untitled, Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical is officially coming to La Jolla Playhouse in 2023!

#tuuhstm #tuhstm #joe iconis #the untitled unauthorized hunter s thompson musical #la jolla playhouse #george salazar #FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY #IT'S HAPPENING

[templeofshame]

the comparison between tuuhstm and hamilton is interesting because while tuuhstm obviously isn't going for traditional racially specific casting, it also isn't getting rid of the white people in the cast and it seems like it just has a few of the roles where it deliberately plays with race. Like if they cast a white nixon, it would feel totally different (and i think lose a lot). Whereas Sandy and Jann feel more incidental (besides the bummer of the real Jann saying racist stuff in the present day), and honestly because the kid's name is Juan (and cast Latino) I did kinda wonder if the real Sandy could have been multiracial or a white Latina or something? But I'm not finding anything to indicate that. So imo, mixing whether you're casting true to race or not in a story about a real person can be kinda confusing. I'm not gonna be confused by Nixon and McGovern because I know they're both white. (It's also worth noting that the ensemble roles make it harder to cast true to race for all their roles just cause they play a bunch. But I think nixon, sandy, juan, and jann are the main distinct roles where the race doesn't match reality? I don't know stuff)

Anyway my point about Hamilton was that at the time people were upset that they didn't play with gender in casting, and tuuhstm does do that. But only with Jann. And I guess maybe because Jann's gender feels the least significant? I guess it just seems to me that it's a bit unclear what the goal is with the use of cross race and cross gender casting, and while Hamilton could have done more definitely, it seems clearer what they were going for

#the untitled unauthorized hunter s thompson musical

[queer-coffee]

“My politics are liberal, but I pack a .44, which I use to fight for those who are too weak to wage a war!”

The Song of the Brown Buffalo ~ Joe Iconis/George Salazar

These Iconis & Family concerts are making so excited for *ahem* Tony Award nominee Joe Iconis’ new musicals!

#the song of the brown buffalo #george salazar #joe iconis #george salazar fanart #oscar zeta acosta #brown buffalo #joe iconis and family #joe iconis & family #song of the brown buffalo #tuuhstm #the untitled unauthorized hunter s thompson musical #hunter s thompson musical #musicals #musical theatre

[songofthebrownbuffalo]

Tickets now on sale!

Get your tickets for TUUHSTM while you can! Playing August 29 - October 1

#the unauthorized hunter s thompson musical #the untitled unauthorized hunter s thompson musical #tuuhstm #tuhstm #musical #musicals #joe iconis #la jolla playhouse #hunter s thompson

[neverheardnothing]

joe privating all instances of wave on his channel because he knows it's infinitely superior to wavesong

#teresa talks #tuuhstm

[neverheardnothing]

the "do it hunter" line sandy says during wavesong is so like. why is it there, it's entirely unnecessary. if you're going to give a character a line there then make it worth saying.

#teresa talks #tuuhstm #more thoughts after this weekend

[songofthebrownbuffalo]

Joe is working hard right now on TUUHSTM for La Jolla Playhouse 🙏

#tuuhstm #joe iconis #jason sweettooth williams #george salazar #the unauthorized hunter s thompson musical #tuhstm #hunter s thompson #la jolla playhouse

[songofthebrownbuffalo]

Another reading is happening at La Jolla from August 1-20, 2022.

With the lineup as is it for Joe’s concert, it looks like George Salazar, Lorinda Lisitza, and Jason SweetTooth Williams are likely reprising their roles as Oscar Acosta, Virginia, and Ralph Steadman in this reading.

This is the first time we can recall that Joe has been listed in the book credits for this show.

#tuuhstm #joe iconis #jason sweettooth williams #george salazar #lorinda lisitza

[songofthebrownbuffalo]

We're on Instagram too now!

Follow for quick updates and an archive of Joe Iconis' stories relating to the musical (starting now)!

Of course this blog will continue to post updates and most likely longer versions of posts you'll find on Instagram

#lorinda already followed back!! #tuuhstm #the untitled unauthorized hunter s thompson musical #tuhstm #the unauthorized hunter s thompson musical #joe iconis #instagram

[songofthebrownbuffalo]

Joe posted on twitter (and Instagram) about doing TUUHSTM rewrites which included a shot of a stack of books, so here are the ones that you can identify:

Which Lie Did I Tell? More Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman

From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of All the President's Men, The Princess Bride, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, here is essential reading for both the aspiring screenwriter and anyone who loves going to the movies.

Gonzo: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson by Jann S. Wenner and Corey Seymour

Few American lives are stranger, more action-packed, or wilder than that of Hunter S. Thompson. Born a rebel in Louisville, Kentucky, Thompson spent a lifetime channeling his energy and insight into such landmark works as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - and his singular and provocative style challenged and revolutionized writing. Now, for the first time ever, Jann Wenner and Corey Seymour have interviewed the Good Doctor's friends, family, acquaintances and colleagues and woven their memories into a brilliant oral biography.

Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo by Peter Richardson

Savage Journey is a "supremely crafted" study of Hunter S. Thompson's literary formation and achievement. Focusing on Thompson's influences, development, and unique model of authorship, Savage Journey argues that his literary formation was largely a San Francisco story. . . . Fifty years after the publication of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and more than a decade after his death, Thompson's celebrity continues to obscure his literary achievement. This book refocuses our understanding of that achievement by mapping Thompson's influences, probing the development of his signature style, and tracing the reception of his major works.

#joe iconis #tuuhstm #the unauthorized hunter s thompson musical #tuhstm #hunter s thompson #the untitled unauthorized hunter s thompson musical #definitely gonna read those #a good coincidence that I love william goldman anyway #probably a good insight into joe's writing process if that's what he consults

[neverheardnothing]

Joe Iconis talking about plans for tuuhstm and how Andrew Barth Feldman recorded the Kaboom demo on his Instagram live 5/19

#joe iconis #tuuhstm #sorry for the shitty screen recording my phone was struggling #andrew barth feldman #kaboom

[neverheardnothing]

ryan vona's hey dad 😳🤯

marcy harriell's adore 😳🤯

#teresa talks #tuuhstm #i wasn't feeling his version of hey dad until the latter half #felt like it was too smooth but then it cracked open

[unproduciblesmackdown]

from an interview with joe iconis about the christmas extravaganza 🎄🎄🎄

"…So for those of us who haven't seen it, or have only seen, like, the videos and clips and stuff, can you explain what exactly the Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza is?"

"I can, yeah. So, it is a, um—it is basically a full-blown Christmas musical that is pretending to be a Christmas concert. It is an extravaganza that is inspired by things like, uh, the Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas special, things like the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, things like Charles Busch's Times Square Angel—y'know, I grew up really loving Christmas and I love the, um—I—I've always loved the—the conceit of the Christmas special. Y'know, this thing like, where, um, y'know, characters you perhaps know, characters you don't, get to mingle and, uh, exist in this kind of, like, capsule that's solely about the, uh, trappings of the holiday. And so, this is a show that is really irreverent, it's, yknow, very wild, uh, and it's, like, slightly profane, but: it has a real, uh, a real heart to it, y'know. It's made by people who have a love of, uh, not just the holidays, but of, y'know, theatre and family and, um, yeah. So it just kind of feels like a really, y'know, insane, uh, Christmas party, um, that's, uh, y'know, that's just filled with, uh, seventy of your—your closest friends and enemies." 🌰🌰🌰

"How do you do this, do you just do, like, an open invitation to everybody in your contacts, or is it, like, everybody in your close friend circle, do you just say, like, 'Come one, come all, we'll figure out something for you to do'?"

"There's, um, it is—it is the most specific casting experience there could ever possibly be. It's actually—the only way that this show works is if it is cast, uh, within an inch of its life. There's nothing left to chance, there's nothing casual about it. It, um, and the casting—the casting, uh, organization that we use for the Christmas Extravaganza is the, uh, the Joe Iconis Casting Services? Um, just me, uh, y'know, asking specific people, um, because everyone has a different part, the size of everyone's parts are really different, and so it's the kind of thing where I'm, like, 'Okay. I know that AJ can do the show this year, but he's not really available for our five rehearsals, and so I'm gonna write something for AJ that, if he can't make any rehearsal, he can just read it from a card. Like, that character will have to be some kind of announcer.' It's, like, that kind of thing, y'know, it's, like, 'Oh, um, y'know, this person has a ton of availability to rehearse this year, so they're gonna get a huge part,' uh, and everyone who's in the show is someone who is, like, they all have to be great actors, they all have to be, um, uh, good to great singers, they all have to be willing to dance, […] and then we need, like, four people who are really good at dancing, y'know, um, a few people who are willing to, like, wear something skimpy, y'know, a few people who are willing to wear, like, full-body costumes where you can't even see their face—it's a very strange, specific thing, um, but it's just what makes the show the show, and so our—we have a cast of fifty at each—at each performance. Uh, and it's not the same cast at each show: there are some people who do all six, some people do five, some people do one, y'know—and so it's this really mind-exploding, uh, carousel of actors—to rehearse it is a, uh, it is a feat which, uh, I've never—never experienced. And, y'know, I've worked at all, um, at all levels of the theatre, I'm really used to, like, makin', y'know, ragtag theatre in basements, and do-it-yourself stuff, and obviously I've done shows on Broadway and the West End and I've had shows in Tokyo, and, uh, there's just nothing that compares to the level of—of, uh, stress, uh, and, uh, and talent, and just, like, y'know, the diggin' in your—your heels kinda work, uh, that is required to make this Christmas Extravaganza as extravagant as it is." 🎭🎭🎭

"…Over the years, we've had a few—y'know, a few rowdy audience members. When we did it in 2019, there were these two guys, who—it was so weird, they, um, they were very—they were very conservative Republicans, uh, who came to the show, and, uh, they were really drunk, I don't know why they came." ["On accident? Did they—did they stumble in the—?"] "No! They—it was actu—I mean, the honest reason was that one of them really liked the song 'The Goodbye Song,' which is a song that I wrote, and so they came to the show, um, uh, because they liked this one song, which is performed in the show, and, uh, but they also—they were like, young, it was very strange, and they were, um, and they were—they were so drunk, and they were just the world's worst audience members, and, um, and I—I had them thrown out, right, and so I—which is really hard, 'cause I'm onstage the whole two hours, and I was like, 'These guys—they're outta here,' and so, y'know, I—I passed on a—a, y'know, a whis—it was like a whisper campaign through the theater, one of the—y'know, the people told the stage manager, and like, they had to get 54 and eject these guys. And so they went to throw 'em out, and one of them ran into the bathroom. To like, hide. And he was like, 'You're not gettin' me!' Like, all during the show, right, so that like—this like, young, drunk, conservative Republican runs into the bathroom to hide, like, barricades himself in there, and so then 54 Below is like, 'Um, I guess we have to like, call the cops or something? 'Cause this guy won't leave the bathroom.' And so eventually people went in and like dragged this guy outta the bathroom, and my favorite thing is that as he was—as he was being dragged out of 54 Below, and like, up the stairs? Um, the stairs, and, like, all the nooks and crannies of the space is where, like, everyone who is in the Christmas Extravaganza, um, y'know, waits. And so he had to go through, like, the sexy Virgin Mary! And literal Santa Claus. And, y'know, reindeers as he's being dragged out. And then all of them just, like, barricaded the door so he wouldn't come back in, and it's like, this is, like, this is what Christmas means to me. Y'know? Having—having some rowdy audience member get thrown out of a—of a nightclub on 54th Street by the—the icons of Christmas, y'know?" 🎅🎅🎅

"…Do you have a favorite Christmas special, or anything like that, whether it's something that influenced this or not, just something that you hold dear to yourself?"

"Well, I love, um, I—I already mentioned it, but I love the Pee-wee Playhouse Christmas special, I—I think it's really the top of the tops. Uh, I love Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, uh, which also really heavily influenced this, and as far as Christmas episodes of shows, I really think the '80s were the, um, that was kind of like the peak of the Christmas episode to me, and so, uh, the—for people who love—who love Christmas episodes, the ALF Christmas episode is a really, uh, famed one, um, because it is so unspeakably depressing? Um, so I—I like the—I like the tension of a—of a show that's basically for kids with a Christmas episode that's just about children dying. Uh, in a very horrible way. Um, so yeah, I love—those are all—those are all good one—y'know, just could keep going. But also Christmas movies, too! Y'know, I'm just such a sucker for a Christmas movie, I love the great ones, I love the bad ones, um, y'know, the Hallmark Christmas movies, they're fun, they're a little bit, like, samey for me? But like, I love a Christmas with the Kranks, I love The Family Stone, I love anything that's, like, taking groups of people and putting them in a house together, and—and, uh, y'know, adding like, fuel to the fire, and so there—there's elements of all of these things in the—in the Christmas Extravaganza." ❄️❄️❄️

#joe iconis christmas extravaganza #11pm show going on Now!!! #tried to circumvent the emoticons being displayed in 500pt font here.... #joe iconis #one segment/question about tuuhstm in there as well for interest

[neverheardnothing]

the way the iconis and family concerts reactivated my joe iconis obsession so fucking fast...

#teresa talks #out here working on the bsol transcription again and doing my tier list and another tuuhstm deep dive WHEN I SHOULD BE PACKING #can't forget starting mad men maybe the worst idea I've had in a while